Into the Madding Crowds!
Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 12:15 pm
As you all know,the Brat recently went on a school tour to Washington and New York City, and I decided to join him in New York at the end of his trip. This is probably as far removed from the bush that one can get - the crowds, the traffic and the noises were unbelievable 
- and their is precious little wildlife to be found but I thought some might enjoy seeing life on the other side of the ocean. 
I'll start off with some pics from the Brat's trip and then move onto our "together" time.
There were 45 students ranging from Grade 9 to Matric and 6 teachers in the group. Here they all are feeling very excited before their 19 hour journey to Washington which included a 2 hour stop-over in Dakar.
First sight of a typical yellow school bus.
The Washington Monument, built to honour America's first president, George Washington, is the world's tallest stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk.
According to the Brat, most of the buildings in Washington are built out of this light stone and in this same Greek-stlye architecture. He remarked on how clean Washington was, and that everyone is so patriotic, with US flags flying everywhere.
The Brat and a friend outside the White House. He was surprised at how small it actually was. Can you see the snipers on the roof, top right?
This is a 'protest' tent that was set up outside the White House in 1981 and has been there ever since. Apparently as long as there is someone living in that tent, the police cannot take it down!
You will find Cherry trees all over Washington (and New York), and we were lucky enough to be there when they were in full bloom. It is apparently illegal to pick the blossoms.
Their first museum was the Holocaust Museum which the Brat found obviously very sad but also very moving (I'm not going to show too many pics from here as they are very depressing.
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Gates from one of the concentration camps.
The last room in the museum is lined with thousands of candles, and every day that the museum is open, from opening till closing, readers take turns to call out the names of all those that died in the Holocaust, making sure that the world never forgets.
- and their is precious little wildlife to be found but I thought some might enjoy seeing life on the other side of the ocean. I'll start off with some pics from the Brat's trip and then move onto our "together" time.
There were 45 students ranging from Grade 9 to Matric and 6 teachers in the group. Here they all are feeling very excited before their 19 hour journey to Washington which included a 2 hour stop-over in Dakar.
First sight of a typical yellow school bus.
The Washington Monument, built to honour America's first president, George Washington, is the world's tallest stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk.
According to the Brat, most of the buildings in Washington are built out of this light stone and in this same Greek-stlye architecture. He remarked on how clean Washington was, and that everyone is so patriotic, with US flags flying everywhere.
The Brat and a friend outside the White House. He was surprised at how small it actually was. Can you see the snipers on the roof, top right?
This is a 'protest' tent that was set up outside the White House in 1981 and has been there ever since. Apparently as long as there is someone living in that tent, the police cannot take it down!
You will find Cherry trees all over Washington (and New York), and we were lucky enough to be there when they were in full bloom. It is apparently illegal to pick the blossoms.
Their first museum was the Holocaust Museum which the Brat found obviously very sad but also very moving (I'm not going to show too many pics from here as they are very depressing.
)Gates from one of the concentration camps.
The last room in the museum is lined with thousands of candles, and every day that the museum is open, from opening till closing, readers take turns to call out the names of all those that died in the Holocaust, making sure that the world never forgets.
